Latinos making their mark in a crowded blogosphere

In the wide, wide world of blogging, Latinos may not be a majority but they’re out there blogging the good fight. Here are a few of my favorites:

Filmmaker Jim Mendiola is a home boy, and he knows how to name a blog. KenBurnsHatesMexicans.com promises “images, teatro and noise.” Mendiola has a keen eye for images that will stay in your head long after you leave his url. Take a look at his recent blog on Alberto “The Geneva Convention is Quaint” Gonzales. Mendiola lives in L.A.

Journalist Marisa Trevino is one of the hardest-working bloggers I know. Her writing is solid, and her news judgment impeccable. LatinaLista takes on serious issues such as education, immigration and Latino families, but makes room for topics such as Latin music. She runs her site like a newspaper or publishing company. Look for her Latina profiles, which are filed separately, and opinion pieces by Latina voices. She’s based in North Texas.

The guy behind HispanicTips isn’t a blogger per se. Tomas Custer is more a collector of Latino-oriented news stories, features and other Latinoesque material. He calls himself an “aggregation master,” scavanging for news and tidbits throughout the Web and organizing it for his readers. Today, for example, he has posted stories from the Miami Herald (2.4 million Latin Americans could lose their jobs this year), the New York Daily News (U.S.-Mexico border fence almost complete), the Huffington Post (yearly Mexican remittances drop significantly), NewsYahoo.com (thieves are increasingly targeting Hispanic illegal immigrants who are reluctant to report robberies to the police for fear of deportation) and CalendarLive.com (Gregory Nava’s film “El Norte” marks its 25th anniversary). It’s a great site to bookmark. He’s in Missouri.

Esther J. Cepeda once wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times. Today, the writer is running her own show online at 600 Words. Her latest posts feature Mexico record-breaking cheesecake, President Barack Obama’s move to rescind the Mexico City policy and the two Border Patrol officers granted pardons by President George W. Bush. She writes from Chicago.

Lastly, I’m a big fan of the Los Angeles Times blog La Plaza. Written by Latin American correspondents of the Times, La Plaza keeps up with news and features out of its Latin American bureaus, including Mexico City, Bogata and Buenos Aires. Today, you’ll find a story about an 11-year-old matador, the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012 and Mexico City’s soup kitchens.

Have fun getting to know all of these bloggers. I have bookmarked all of them and drop in when ever I can, and I’m never disappointed.

Elaine Ayala

2 Responses

How can the Mayan Calendar be right? If the Bible says the Anti Christ makes a 7 year peace treaty with Israel and breaks it half way at 3 1/2 years, The Anti Christ has less then 3 1/2 years to make the peace treaty before he breaks it half way through according to the Mayan Calendar. So do people believe the Mayan Calendar is right over the bible? So now a calendar is our book or wallpaper of truth?

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I found another website for Latinas, called Soy Fashionista. It’s an online magazine / blogging site made by Latinas for Latinas. You should check it out. Just like Latina Lista is awesome for her blogging, I think you find it just as great. Take care..